is a railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in Iwafune

Iwafune, Tochigi

is a town located in Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 19,133 and a density of 409.35 persons per km². The total area is 46.74 km².-Railway:*JR East: Ryōmō Line...

, Tochigi Prefecture

Tochigi Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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The station was opened by Ryōmō Railway on October 10, 1889. Originally the name of the station was written as 岩船 . It was changed to the present name 岩舟 on March 1, 1902.

In the first segment of anime 5 Centimeters Per Second, this station was mentioned as Takaki and Akari promised to meet up at this station.